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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Croydon 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| Syphilis | Soft Chancre | Gonorrhoea | Conditions other than venereal | Totals | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | Ttls | |
| 12. In-patients :— | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 |
| (a) Total number of persons admitted for treatment during the year | |||||||||||
| (b) Aggregate number of " in-patient days" of treatment given | ... | 183 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 83 | 183 |
| Under 1 year | 1 and under 5 years | 5 and under 15 years | 15 years and over | Totals | |||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
| 13. Number of cases of congenital syphilis in Item 3 above classified according to age periods | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | 4 | 9 | 9 | 10 | |
| Approved Arsenobenzene Compounds | Mercury | Bismuth | |||||||||
| 14. Chief preparations used in treatment of Syphilis : | Stabilarsan Sulphostab | ... | Bismostab | ||||||||
| (a) Names of preparations | |||||||||||
| (6) Total number of injections given (outpatients and in-patients) | 1079 | ... | 1454 | ||||||||
| Microscopical | Serum | Others for diagnosis of Venereal Disease. | |||||||||
| for syphilis | for gonorrhoea | for Syphilis | for Gonorrhoea | ||||||||
| 15. Pathological Work :— | ... | 8 | ... | ... | 13 | ||||||
| (a) Number of specimens examined at and by the medical officer of the treatment centre | |||||||||||
| (6) Number of specimens from patients attending at the treatment centre sent for examination to an approved laboratory | ... | 830 | Kahn593 W.R.60I | 380 | ... | ||||||
Table VI.
Statement showing the services rendered at the Treatment Centre during the year, classified according to the areas in which the patients resided.
| Name of County or County Borough (or Country in the case of persons residing elsewhere than in England and Wales) to be inserted in these headings. | Croydon | Surrey | Kent | London | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Number of cases in Item 3 and 4 from each area:— | |||||
| Syphilis | 49 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 80 |
| Soft Chancre | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Gonorrhoea | 142 | 69 | 3 | 13 | 227 |
| Conditions other than venereal | 160 | 75 | 10 | 27 | 272 |
| Total | 351 | 172 | 14 | 42 | 579 |
| B. Total number of attendances of all patients residing in each area | 8822 | 4234 | 367 | 592 | 14015 |
| C. Aggregate number of " In-patient days" of all patients residing in each area | ... | 183 | ... | ... | 183 |